On Wednesday 9^th June, acclaimed Auckland crime writers Rose Carlyle, Madeleine Eskedahl, and Nalini Singh will discuss the thrills and spills of writing and reading crime, from high-stakes suspense to the darker sides of human nature.

The Coastal Crime author panel is being held at the Warkworth Town hall at 7:00 p.m, Wednesday, June 9th. If you are unable to make the event in person, it will also be live streamed online. 

Matakana’s very own Kathy Hunter will be acting as panel facilitator. Kathy Hunter is a writer and book reviewer, was a founding member of the first New Zealand book blog, of New Zealand Book Month and has also worked as a bookseller. She currently writes for a variety of publications and is involved in the Creative Matakana project.

New Zealand and international best-selling author of the edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, The Girl in the Mirror Rose Carlyle will be on the panel, along with Nalini Singh, New York Times best-selling author of gripping thrillers Quiet in her Bones (2020) and A Madness of Sunshine (2019).

Madeleine Eskedahl, local author of the page-turning debut novel, Blood on the Vines, set right here in Matakana will also be in attendance. 

Matakana was chosen as the setting for Blood on Vines as it is such an incredible area, one that no author has yet been utilised as a setting. The landscape itself is rich, with the rolling hills, stunning vineyards and quaint little village, and the diverse mix of people who call the area home all come together to make for the perfect setting. The seemingly perfect exterior also makes the darkness under the surface that we see in Blood On Vines that much more shocking, drawing the reader in. 

The event is part of the We Read Auckland Programme run by Auckland Council.

We Read Auckland / Ka Pānui Tātau i Tāmaki Makaurau celebrates Auckland’s readers and writers and the stories that bring us together.

This free programme of exciting live and online events has something for every reader, featuring your favourite authors, reading champions and family fun at community places and libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Booking information: Register to attend in person: Here Register to attend via live stream: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/.../coastal-crime-auckland...